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The Goddess And The Thief (2013)

by Essie Fox(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1409146197 (ISBN13: 9781409146193)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Orion

review 1: ‘The Goddess and the Thief’ by Essie Fox is a glorious gothic mystery. Fox conjures both the heat and colour of India and the claustrophobia of Victorian England in heady, rich prose. Alice grew up in Lahore, but after her mother’s death she is sent ‘home’ to England by her father to be raised by family. There she becomes embroiled in the plot to steal the Koh-I-Noor diamond. Alice is a wonderfully drawn character, easy to empathise with, and when you realise that Fox skilfully weaves fiction with historical fact it only adds to the magic of this sumptuous novel.
review 2: I could not possibly do justice to Essie Fox's third book in a review but it is my favourite so far. Written in rich exotic prose to suit the setting of sumptuous richly coloured f... moreabrics and jewels the reader instantly identifies with the heroine, Alice, and longs to help her escape from the people, circumstances and obsessions which entrap her. And yet Alice is not completely helpless and makes momentous decisions even if they are unwise. The enigmatic Lucian Tilsbury is both compelling and terrifying and the other characters are all clearly drawn. Essie Fox may not have lived in India, but her wide reading has enabled her to catch the fascination of this complex sub-continent. A very satisfying Christmas read! less

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